Patrick W. Timberlake Military person

Patrick Weston Timberlake (December 25, 1901 – October 18, 1983) was a General in the United States Army Air Force during World War II, serving in both the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters of operation.Timberlake attended the U.S. Military Academy, having a successful role on the football team there. Upon his graduation in 1923, he was commissioned in the US Army as a Second Lieutenant of Artillery. He later moved to the Army Air Corps and became a certified command pilot, combat observer and aircraft observer. He commanded units in Panama, North Africa, Okinawa & Naples.

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Birth date	December 25, 1901
Date of death	October 18, 1983
Place of death	San Antonio

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award	Bronze Star Medal Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army) Legion of Merit
military operations	Allied invasion of Italy Western Desert Campaign World War II Pacific Theater of Operations Allied invasion of Sicily Operation Corkscrew Operation Tidal Wave
military branch	United States Air Force United States Army
military command	1st Air Division Eighth Air Force 78th Pursuit Squadron 9th Bomber Command Air Proving Ground Command Allied Air Forces in Southern Europe
service start	1923
service end	1957